BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5261-314608945716609daa3ed2d5b06eb9ec@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260514T204735Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T170000 SUMMARY:Career Conversation: International Nonprofit and Local Development DESCRIPTION:\nInterested in a career in nonprofit or philanthropy? Curio us about working abroad? Join alumna Sydney Wheeler to hear about her ca reer journey throughout the industry. \;\n\nSydney Wheeler '\;12\ n\nSydney Wheeler graduated from Penn State in 2012 with majors in Human Geography\, French and Francophone Studies\, and Global and Internation al Studies. As a student\, she had the opportunity to study in France an d in Senegal through Penn State'\;s study abroad programs. She then m oved to France to work as an English language assistant in disadvantaged rural neighborhoods before pursuing a master'\;s degree in political science at Université\; Lumiè\;re Lyon II. After changing p rograms\, she completed two internships at local and international nonpr ofit organizations and earned her master'\;s degree in international project management with a specialization in humanitarian action and inte rnational relations in 2015 from l'\;Ecole Supé\;rieur de Comme rce et de Dé\;veloppement 3A. Sydney has since had the pleasure of working with large international nonprofits\, such as Humanity &\; I nclusion (prev. Handicap International) and smaller\, more locally-focus ed groups such as Helen Keller Europe\, where she has developed a new ey e health program in France and is currently program director.\n\nSydney lives in Paris with her husband and two cats and in her spare time\, enj oys being outside\, gardening and baking. She also volunteers when possi ble\, with local CSAs and refugee and immigration service organizations. \n\nTo learn more about Sydney\, visit her LinkedIn page here. \;\n\ nThe Career Conversation Series is provided by the Career Enrichment Net work. If you have any questions\, please contact lanetwork@psu.edu or 81 4-865-1070. \;\n\nZoom link available in Nittany Lion Careers. Penn State Zoom Log-in required to access the workshop. \;\n\nFor more de tails: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/career_conversation_international _non-profit_and_local_development/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Interested in a career in nonprofit or philanthropy? Curious about working abroad? Join alumna Sydney Wheeler to hear about her career journey throughout the i ndustry. 

Sydney Wheeler '12

Sydney Wheeler graduated from Penn State in 2012 with majors in Human Geography, French and Francophone Studies, and Global and International Studies. As a stu dent, she had the opportunity to study in France and in Senegal through Penn State's study abroad programs. She then moved to France to work as an English language assistant in disadvantaged rural neighborhoods b efore pursuing a master's degree in political science at Universit&e acute; Lumière Lyon II. After changing programs, she completed tw o internships at local and international nonprofit organizations and ear ned her master's degree in international project management with a s pecialization in humanitarian action and international relations in 2015 from l'Ecole Supérieur de Commerce et de Développemen t 3A. Sydney has since had the pleasure of working with large internatio nal nonprofits, such as Humanity & Inclusion (prev. Handicap Interna tional) and smaller, more locally-focused groups such as Helen Keller Eu rope, where she has developed a new eye health program in France and is currently program director.

Sydney lives in Paris with her husband and two cats and in her spare time, enjoys being outside, gardening and baking. She also volunteers when possible, with local CSAs and refugee and immigration service organizations.

To learn more about Sydney, visit her LinkedIn page here. 

The Career Conversation Series is provided by the Career Enrichment Network. If you have any ques tions, please contact lanetwork@psu.e du or 814-865-1070. 

Zoom link availab le in Nittany Lion Careers. Penn State Zoom Log-in required to acces s the workshop. 

For more details: < a href='https://events.la.psu.edu/event/career_conversation_internationa l_non-profit_and_local_development/'>https://events.la.psu.edu/event/car eer_conversation_international_non-profit_and_local_development/

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